North Carolina Standard Course of Study for 5th Grade Science (2004)


2012-2013 Common Core Standards for 5th Grade Science


New Science Education Framework


See Dimension 1: Science and Engineering Practices (p. 42 of pdf)
See Practice 1: Asking Questions and Defining Problems (p. 47 of pdf)
See Practice 2: Developing and Using Models (p. 49 of pdf)
Also see Earth and Space Sciences content (p. 134 of pdf)

Benchmarks for Science Literacy: Common Themes
B. Models (Grades 3-5)
D. Scale (Grades 3-5)

Where Are We? curriculum